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Page 10, October 21, 2024, The Islander
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Finally the wood
is in the fireplace
just waiting for the
match to strike.
If you see smoke
from our chimney,
just stop by and
share a real fire with me.
I join with several local churches in
extending sympathy to the family and
friends of Jameson “Jay” Gregg Jr.
St. Simons Presbyterian
Church extends sympathy to the
family and friends of Richard Ege-
land and Susie Ledingham and Evan
Nicholson.
Flowers were placed in St. William
Catholic Church in memory of Jim
Poole by Tyre and Martha Hayden.
Dianne Smoot is welcomed as a
new member of St. Simons United
Methodist Church. Sympathy is
expressed to the family and friends of
Gil Erbisch.
St. Simons First Baptist Church
welcomes their new Senior Pastor
Rev. Rob James. Flowers were placed
in the church by Buddy and Brenda
Adams in appreciation for the many
prayers and kindnesses during the
past year.
Flowers were placed in Brunswick
First United Methodist Church in
memory of Gary Glen from wife Shari
Glen and daughters Victoria and
Cathy.
Frederica Baptist Church ex
tends congratulations to Bill and
Linda Hord in the birth of their Great
Grandchild Zoey Renne Nelson. Con
gratulations also to Devin and Natalie
Eicher on the birth of their daughter
Loretta Ventessa.
Glyndale Baptist Church ex
tends sympathy to the family and
friends of Ms. Marty Baggett in the
loss of their loved one.
Have fun at one or more of these lo
cal Fall events.
St Simons First Baptist Church
Fall Festival - Wednesday October 23
- 5 to 7 p.m.
Calvary Baptist Church Fall
Festival with music/food/games and
fun - Saturday October 26-11 a.m. to
2 p.m.
St. Simons United Methodist
Church - Pumpkin Patch - Monday
through Friday 2 p.m. - 8 p.m.; Satur
day and Sunday 9:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Brunswick Christian Renewal
Church - Tailgate Sunday October 27
- 5 to 7 p.m.
Brunswick First Baptist
Church will host Trunk or Treat on
October 31 - corner of Gloucester and
Newcastle Streets from 5:30 to 7:30
p.m. Enjoy great music, lots of candy,
food trucks and more.
Literary Guild Event
Friday, November 8 - A Celebration
of Children’s Books - 10:30 AM - St.
Simons Casino Theater (530 Beach-
view Dr). Four authors will discuss
their books. The event is free for Lit
erary Guild members and $10 for non
members. Reservations are required
and may be made at LitGuildSSI.org
Judges
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never been explained how they ar
rived at that number. There is a stat
ute that dictates the minimum that
we be paid, but nothing to explain
why. Our part timers get $18,000
a year while the part time juvenile
judges get $77,000 a year. The part
time juvenile prosecutor gets $70,000
a year and does not have near the
case load we do. It would be a huge
increase but I don’t see any other way
to look at it.”
Commissioner David Sweat (Dist.
4) asked what other magistrate judg
es make.
Morgan said he called around and
Wayne County is on a par with what
Glynn judges make, but in Atlanta
“it’s six figures.”
He noted the disparity in the in
come of the part time legal workers
in Glynn.
Neal said he would like to look
into the number of hours and tasks
the judges perform. Neal said that
working with the juvenile judge on
the new juvenile system courthouse,
he knows something about the hours
they put in.
Morgan commented that magis
trates are paid on a flat rate; the only
court on call 24/7; they can not go
anywhere when they are on call.
In response to a question from
Sweat, Morgan said that while they
could keep track of the hours the
judges spend in the courtroom, it was
not easy tracking the hours spent on
call.
“No one has ever tried to track
those because no one has ever come
here and tried to fix this,” said Mor
gan, “These positions have never
been discussed, even with my long
history in the magistrate court.”
Commissioner Allen Booker said
he would like to know how their pay
is calculated.
Neal said they could work to get
these answers.
Morgan said that the magistrates
are aware of the discrepancy in their
pay and that he is there asking for
the increase. “If I lose them,” he said,
“I’m in trouble.”
Commissioner Sammy Tostensen
(Dist. 1) asked, “If we can reach an
agreement on this, when would you
like to see it go into effect?”
Morgan said, “Quite frankly I’d
like to see it go into effect retroactive
ly a few months ago.”
Tostensen noted the budget for the
current year has been set.
Morgan said if there’s no fund
ing source they would have no other
choice than for it go into effect next
July at the start of the next fiscal
year. “But,” he added, “I put my re
quest in before my last county finance
budget meeting. I put it in in writing.
I was told there was a cost of living
raise coming, but that was it.”
County Manager Bill Fallon said
they would do some research and
comparisons on the salaries. He also
said he was not sure about the com
parison to other part time judges of
hours spent on cases.
Fallon asked if the magistrate was
using the e-warrant, the Electronic
Warrant Management App system.
Morgan said yes they were in the
process of looking at a new e-warrant
system. He said they tried another
system but it did not work well and
the IT Department pulled the plug
on it. He said the new company they
were considering would have to get
back to them with a cost because
Glynn’s 6,000 warrants a year was
high.
Fallon said the county police have
done more search warrants this year
than in the last five years, so he was
aware they are working the magis
trate judges.
Morgan agreed saying, “We also
have city police, school police, port
police, state patrol, they are all com
ing to us for search warrants.”
Fallon also suggested that the
magistrates track their hours.
Morgan reiterated they get paid a
flat rate.
Fallon said, “We’ll put together
some additional information and
share it with the commission and
with Judge Morgan.”
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